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la (phrase, fem)

"I am", "you are" (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 55

laager (noun)

also known as wagon fort, it is a defensive wagon formation utilized by wagon peoples. Wagons are arranged in a circle, end to end, tongues inward, and chained together, the front axle of one wagon chained to the rear axle of the next. The encampment, the draft animals, and any accompanying livestock are protected within.

Lady (noun)

a term of respect used to address a free woman. A contradiction exists in the books. Although we are told free women are always addressed as 'Mistress', there are instances where a slave uses 'Lady' without rebuke.

Lake Las (noun

): lake located near Corycus.

La Kajira (phrase; declarative)

"I am a slave." (Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 80)

Lake Ngao (noun)

an equatorial lake of the Jungles of Schendi, the Ua River enters it's eastern extremity, connecting this Lake to Lake Shaba in the NE corner of the rainforest. 'The Falls of Bila Haruma', named for the famed explorer of this region, lays 100 pasangs to the east. The villages of Unkungu are located on the NE shore. Nyundo is the central village of the Ukungu region. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 100, 454 and 455)

Lake Shaba (noun)

located in the NE corner of the Schendi rain forest, it is the source of the great river Ua. Originally named Lake Bila Haruma for the explorer who discovered it, the name was changed at the great explorer's request by Tarl Cabot. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 454 and 455)

Lake Ushindi (noun)

drained by the Kamba River and Nyoka River, it is a large, equatorial lake, located in the Jungles of Schendi. The inland village of Nyuki is located on the north shore. Its western border is made up of bogs, marshes, and flood lands. A canal connects Lake Ushindi east across the swampland to Lake Ngao. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 100 and 455)

lamp, ravishment (noun)

a small tharlarion- oil lamp found in the chamber of a master; its soft glow is sufficient to illuminate a slave girl during her sexual use.

lance, kailla (noun)

used for hunting kailiauk and mounted warfare, there are two types. The hunting lance is longer, heavier, and thicker than the war lance, and is undecorated except for the feathers of the prairie fleer. The point of the hunting lance is longer and narrower. The shafts are made from black, supple, and strong, made from tem wood. head is made of metal, bone or stone, affixed to the shaft with sinew, rawhide or metal trade rivets. Any decoration or mountings, such as wrist loops are bound onto the weapon with rawhide and sinew. Made of tem-wood, highly flexible and seldom thrown. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 15)

lance, tharlarion (noun)

weapon designed for use from the rider's mount on a high tharlarion, it is longer and heavier than the kaiila lance, for example. (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 115)

land tharlarion (noun)

land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.

lang gim (noun)

an insectivorous bird that inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.

Language, The (noun)

the fierce, sweet, liquid speech of a native Gorean.

lar (adj.)

central; as in Lar-Tovis 'The Central Fire' (sun) (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28)

Lara (noun)

a city, part of the Salerian Confederation, located at the confluence of the Vosk and Olni Rivers.

larl (noun)

a large (seven ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion, broad viper-shaped head and cat-like slitted pupils; females of the species tend to be smaller than the males (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 18)

larl, black (noun)

predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned, both male and female. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 18)

larl, jungle (noun)

found in the Schendi rainforest, these larls normally avoid men and are less dangerous than those found in the northern latitudes, though if provoked or challenged will attack (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)

larl, red (noun)

predominately day hunting larl that is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 18)

larl, white (noun)

seen in icy mountains of the Sardar, they are the largest of the big cats standing eight feet; upper canines extending below their jaws, very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 22)

larma (noun)

segmented, succulent fruit, rather like an apple; sometimes sliced and fried, and served with browned honey sauce; offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped (Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 437)

larma, apple like (noun)

single-seeded apple-like fruit; a variation of the succulent juicy larma with a single seed; commonly called the pit fruit. (Book 20: Players of Gor, page 267)

lart, snow (noun)

a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and 12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's pelt is snowy white and thick. It is considered valuable, selling in Ar for half a silver tarsk. They are found in the Polar North. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 74)

lart, two-stomached snow (noun)

mammalian animal with four legs, that is about 10' high, and weighs between 8-12 lbs. It hunts in the sun. The food in the second stomach can be held almost indefinitely. It is filled in the fall and must last the lart through the winter night, which lasts months. It eats bird's legs and preys on the leem. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 74)

Lar-Torvis (noun; lit. 'central fire')

the sun; a Gorean term for the sun is 'The Central Fire,' taken from Pythagorean expressions (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28)

last girl (noun)

used to denote either the newest girl on a chain, or the least of all the girls.

Last Spear (noun)

the last hunter in a band of hunters in the Voltai Ranges to thrown his spear; this spearman is the weakest of the party and will, if all spears have not killed the prey and it attacks, be the one sacrificed to allow his fellows to escape. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 20)

last veil (noun)

the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness, and is often very sheer (Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 107)

Laura (noun)

east and north of Ko-ro-ba about two hundred pasangs inland from the sea called Thassa on the Laurius River; it is a small trading city, a river port, whose buildings are made largely of wood. It is a clearinghouse for various goods, a mercantile town. It is the only civilized area in the region.

Laurius River (noun)

winding, long, gentle, slow river two hundred pasangs inland from the coast of the Thassa. The free port of Lydius is found at its mouth. The river is not as broad or brisk as the Vosk River farther to the south. It is located below Ko-ro-ba and above Ar and flows in a generally westerly direction. (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 59)

leading position (noun; used as a command)

posture of a slave girl, bending forward at the waist, with her head at a master's hip, so that he may grab her hair and guide her where he wishes her to go (Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 399)

leaf urt (noun)

a small tree-dwelling rodent having four toes which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.

League of Black Slavers (noun)

a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs.

leash (noun)

various types of rope, fiber, chain, etc. used to restrict a slave from flight or movement. The rope or fiber chains may be corded with wire to prevent them from being shredded by chewing.

leash, hair (noun)

hair confined into a ponytail with a ribbon or wooden fillet, so called because the Master can use it as a method of seizure and control. (Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 112)

leashed-legs tie (noun)

a standard submission tie; the kneeling girl has the leash, attached to her collar, passed down the front of her body and between her legs to bind her crossed ankles together.

leather leash collar (noun)

a leather slave collar with attached which may be used when the slave is to be led, usually for reasons of security.

leather-slung fee cart (noun)

a public or rented 'coach' for transportation of passengers with seats facing each other. Its carriage is suspended by strong leather, which causes a swaying, many times bringing on motion sickness for passengers. Large hides are often suspended underneath to store items, as is a grease bucket for greasing the axles.

leech, marsh (noun)

described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible. (Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 96-97, 99-100, 102, and 236)

leech plant (noun)

a living rooted plant with bladder-like seed pods, it can fasten two hollow fang-like thorns into its victim through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it. A chemical response of the pods cause a mechanical pumping action, giving them an eerie resemblance to contracting and expanding lungs. (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 33; Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 41)

leem (noun)

a small arctic rodent, five to ten ounces in weight. It hibernates in the winter and their summer coats are brown; furs are sold by the Red Hunters (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 74)

leg-spreader (noun)

devices of various complexity designed to keep a slave girl's legs spread while being used sexually by her master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 162)

lilt (noun)

a small (5-7") blindfish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white, with long fins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari (Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 247)

lesha (command; lit. 'leash')

at this command, the slave girl stands with her hands behind her back, ready for binding, and with her head back and chin to the left, ready to have a leash snapped onto her collar (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 76)

liana vine (noun)

a rain forest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310)

lice, tarn (noun)

marble to fist-sized parasites that infest tarns. (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 142)

light harpoon (noun)

used by Red Hunters to hunt and kill sea sleen, often from a kayak, it is used with a throwing board. The fore shaft, head, and point, made of bone, rests in the notch of the throwing board. The harpoon head is attached to a light rawhide line of twisted tabuk sinew that lies coiled in a tray.

lit, common (noun)

a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)

lit, crested (noun)

a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 236 and 311)

lit, needle-tailed (noun)

a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)

lo (phrase; masc.)

I am; you are (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 266)

Lo Sardar (phrase)

I am a Priest-King. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, pages 76 and 220)

lock collar (noun)

a hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key; usually of flat stock c. 1-1/2 inches to 2 inches high; usually worn by trained slaves; the lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'.

lock, ring (noun)

there are many varieties of these locks, one being the combination padlock with numbers of rotating disks which, when aligned properly, allow the lock to open.

Looking into the blood (phrase)

Gorean ritual where a hunter drinks a handful of blood from his prey, then takes another handful and looks into it to see his future, before drinking it. It is said that if one sees one's visage black and wasted, one will die of disease; if one sees oneself torn and scarlet, one will die in battle; if old and white haired, one will die in peace and leave children. (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 38)

loot pit (noun)

a holding place for captured free women awaiting collars and branding during the military occupation of a city. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 190)

long-billed fleer (noun)

a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.

long bow (noun)

the Gorean long bow is the height of a tall man. It has a flat back and a round belly and may be made of supple Ka-la-na wood. A proficient bowman should be able to loose 19 arrows in a Gorean ehn. It is not as popular among Goreans because of some impracticalities of use. It cannot be used from the saddle, and the warrior must be standing or kneeling to aim, making him a target. It is favored by the peasants who make them and is also known as the peasant bow.

longhouse, Torvaldsland (noun)

the hall of the Torvaldslander is about 120 Gorean feet in length, with walls formed of turf and stone, some more than eight feet in thickness. A fire in its center, burning in a rounded pit, heats it. It's ceiling, supported by posts is about 6 feet in height. At one end is a cooking area and along each side, stones mark sections off into sleeping quarters, furs strewn over a dirt floor. Scattered throughout are tables and benches. The center of the hall proper is about twelve feet in width. (Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 90-91)

long ship (noun)

a swift, maneuverable ship having two rudders, one removable lateen-rigged mast, and a keel to beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ram-ships (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127)

Love Dance of the Wagon Peoples (noun)

a wild, uncontrolled dance done by those girls of the Wagon Peoples; performed to the 'barbarity of the music' (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 98)

Love Dance of the Newly Collared Slave Girl (noun)

a dance with many variations in different cities, but holding one major theme . . . that of the joy a slave will soon have in the arms of a strong master. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 115)

Love Feast (noun)

common name for the 5th Passage Hand, occurring in late summer which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves, especially slave girls. (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 193)

love furs (noun)

luxurious, soft furs, perhaps of larl, spread thickly on the floor at the foot of a master's sleeping couch, on which a slave girl is most often raped (Book 1: Priest Kings of Gor, page 68)

Love Master (noun)

when a girl realizes that a particular owner is her perfect Master (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 236)

Love slave (noun)

when an owner realizes that a particular slave is what he demands in a slave (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 236)

Love Wars, The (noun)

The Wagon Peoples compete against the Warriors of Turia on the Plain of Stakes during the Second Passage Hand (May 15th-19th) in mid-spring, participating in various challenges and ceremonial combats. For Turians, the contest is to win ownership of free women of the Wagon Peoples, and The Four Tribes compete to win highborn Turian free women, which will be turned into slaves of the wagons. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 115-124)

Low Caste (noun)

those under High Caste; normally not born or trained to rule; allowed only First Knowledge.

lower bowl fountain (noun)

a portion of public fountains allotted for the watering of animals and slaves. Slaves caught drinking from the upper bowl face punishment by the magistrates of the city.

Lower Fayeen River (noun)

a tributary of the Cartius, located west of Tor.

Luck Girl (noun)

a slave girl who acts as mascot on board ship; her use is usually reserved for the captain of the ship, but she may be shared with the crew, usually as a disciplinary measure (Book 16: Tribesmen of Gor, page 61)

Lung fish (noun)

also called gints; small fish found near half-submerged roots of shore trees or sunning on the back of tharlarion (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 384)

Luraz (noun)

a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai (Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 47)

lure girl (noun)

slaves who are set out by their masters to entice men for the purposes of impressing as crewmen or in work gangs. While the man is delightfully distracted, her master's men accost him and hustle him away. (Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 244)

Lydius (noun)

free port administered by Merchants, at the mouth of the Laurius where it empties into the Thassa. Goods, primarily rough goods like tools, crude metal and cloth are shipped from this port to many islands and coastal cities. It is one of the few cities in the north with public baths and has the only mint within one thousand pasangs of Torvaldsland.

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